Eye-protector for horses



PATENTED JAN. 12, 1904.

L.- A. SOUTHERN. EYE PROTECTOR POR HORSES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1B, 1903.

N0 MODELA UNITED l STATES Patented January 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

LEONARD ANDERSON SOUTHERN, OF STOKESDALE, NORTH CAROLINA.

EYE-PROTECTOR FOR HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,405, dated January12, 1904.

Application filed August 18, 21.903.`

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, LEONARD ANDERSONV SOUTHERN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Stokesdale, in the county of Guilford and State ofNorth Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEye-Protectors for Horses; and I do declare the following to bea full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will 'enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in eye-protectorsfor horses, and comprises a shade which is adapted to be held adjacentto the brow-band and suitably connectedA to the bridle in such a wayasto afford a shade to the eyes of the animal and protect the same fromthe glaring sun or from the elements.

My invention consists,further, in various details of construction and incombinations and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fullydescribed, and then specificallydefined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, withthe letters of reference marked thereon, form apart of this application,and in which drawings- Figure l is a perspective View of my inventionshown as applied to the head of a horse. Fig. 2 is a slightly-modifiedform. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the skeleton. framework of the shade.Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the wire isheld in the loop in the brow-band, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view online 5 5 of Fig. 4.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a shade, which may be of any suitable shape and of anymaterial.

B designates a skeleton framework, conforming to the contour of theshade upon which it is mounted and has preferably a forwardly andoutwardly projecting point O, carrying an eye C', and said skeletonframework, which is made preferably of a single piece of wire, is bentto form slots D D intermediate the two serai Nb. 169,905. (No model.)

portions of the wires,'which are bent upon themselves, and thenceportions of the wires are bent to form coils or eyes E, through whichthe vertical portions E of the wires pass, the

portions of the wires which pass through said coils being bent at rightangles to form the outer marginal supporting portions to the shade,while an intermediate portion of the wire H is curved to conform to thelnow-band of the bridle.

In order to hold the point of the shade from sagging, a cord or strap Kis fastened to the eye on said point and its other end maybe attached tothe headstall in any suitable manner.

In adjusting the shade to a bridle the portions of the wire which arebent upon themselves to form slots are pushed down through the loops atthe ends of the brow-band and where a rosette is fastened to the bridle,and the marginal edges of the wires forming the slots will be disposedon either side of the fastening of the rosette, as shown clearly inFigs. l and 5 of the drawings, and when the slots formed in the wire arethus fastened in the loops the shade will be held securely in theposition illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. By this arrangement theshade may be easily applied to any bridle either with or without therosettes.

If preferred, the frame to the shade described may be dispensed with anda solid shade, as disclosed in the modification, may be employedinstead, in which case the solid shade would be fastened direct to thebrowband N, having loops N' at the ends thereof, which are adjusted inplace by passing portions of the headstall throughsaid loop.

From the foregoing it will be observed that by the provision of a shadeembodying the features illustrated in my drawings a humane means isprovided for protecting the eyes of horsesk both from the sun, from theglare, and from rain or sleet, and a device is produced which may beeasily and quickly attached to any bridle.

IVhiie I have shown a particular construction of apparatus embodying thefeatures of my shade for the eyes of animals, it will be understood thatI may make changes in the details of construction of the device, if de-IOO sired, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. An eye-protector for horses, the same comprising in combination witha bridle, a shade, a skeleton frame therefor made of wire and Comprisingan extended securing-loop, and abrow-pieoe connected therewith and se:euring portions bent at angles to the browpiece to form slots forengagement with loops on the bridle-band, as set forth.

2. An eye-protector for horses, the same Comprising in combination witha bridle-band with loops at its ends, a shade having a skeleton framemade of a single piece of wire which is bent to form the marginaloutline of the shade, and a brow-piee'e at the rear thereof, and alsobent at a right angle to form two slots which are designed to engagesaid loops in the bridle-band, whereby the shade may be held as a viZoragainst the brow-band of the bridle, as set forth.

3. An eye-protector foi` horses comprising in combination with abridle-band with loops at its ends, a shade having a skeleton frame madeof a single piece of flexible wire which is bent to form the marginaloutline of the shade, and provided with two portions which are bent uponthemselves forming slots adapted to engage said loops of thebridle-band, and connections between the forward end of the shade andthe bridle for supporting the same, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiX 1n y signature in presence of twowitnesses.

LEONARD ANDERSON SOUTHERN.

Witnesses:

R. S. WILLIAMS, A. A. GANT.

